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Vacation buzzkill: Canadians cancel summer trips to Trump’s America
AFP, Published on 26/03/2025
» MONTREAL - Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years — but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump’s threats of annexation and tariffs.
Laos keen to cash in on ecotourism
News, Mongkol Bangprapa in Laos, Published on 03/02/2025
» Khammouane province in Central Laos is being highlighted as new attraction in the neighbouring country. It has invited tourists and investors from Thailand to explore its natural landscapes and business opportunities.
China U-turn on night biking craze shows obsession with control
Bloomberg, Published on 11/11/2024
» A nighttime biking craze has sparked a backlash from Chinese officials concerned about traffic chaos and caught off guard by a surprise mass-cycle of university students — a demographic with a history of protest.
February likely warmest on record amid climate change
Published on 29/02/2024
» The world is believed to have recorded its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) in Texas.
Mitsotakis: the PM who steered Greece from brink to growth
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greek ex-prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hopes to clinch an absolute majority in next week's general election, is credited with returning his debt-ridden country to a path of growth.
Chris Hipkins chosen as next New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Chris Hipkins to be New Zealand PM
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» AUCKLAND - New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination from fellow MPs, the ruling Labour Party said Saturday.
Why US gun violence spikes in warm weather
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - From the Texas school massacre to a Tulsa hospital shooting and many less-reported incidents, a recent spate of gun violence across America bears out a trend police departments have long sworn by: murders go up in warmer weather.
Mountain biking rivals skiing in Austria as Alps warm
AFP, Published on 26/08/2021
» SANKT CORONA (AUSTRIA) - A village in the Austrian Alps known for its family-friendly ski resort has been forced to adapt to waning snow due to climate change, turning to a new downhill sport -- mountain biking.
Benghazi bikers rev up to show another side of Libya
AFP, Published on 15/05/2021
» BENGHAZI (LIBYA) - Bikers of Libya's Mediterranean city of Benghazi, the cradle of its 2011 revolution and a one-time Islamist bastion, rev up their motors to show another side to their war-scarred country.